PTC Announces RACE As 4th Play In 35th Anniversary Lineup

Philadelphia Theatre Company rounds out its 35th Anniversary mainstage season with David Mamet's hit Broadway play Race, running January 21-February13 at the Suzanne Roberts Theatre (Broad and Lombard Streets). Race joins a season that includes the multiple Tony Award winner The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee with music and lyrics by William Finn on November 12-December 12, the Philadelphia premiere of Anna Deavere Smith in her one-woman award-winning show Let Me Down Easy on March 18-April 10, and the Pulitzer Prize-winning play Ruined by Lynn Nottage on May 20-June 12.

Two-time Tony-nominated and Pulitzer Prize Award-winning playwright David Mamet tackles the biggest four-letter word of all - RACE. Two lawyers, one black and one white, are offered the chance to defend a wealthy white executive charged with committing a provocative crime against a young black woman. When a new legal assistant gets involved, suspicions bubbling beneath the surface explode.

"David Mamet presents a fascinating, funny and theatrical forum for exploring one of our nation's most taboo subjects. He continues to be one of our bravest and most original writers and we are honored to again be producing his work on our stage as a part of our 35th Anniversary season, " said PTC's Producing Artistic Director Sara Garonzik.

PTC also produced the Philadelphia premieres of Glengarry Glen Ross (1989); Speed the Plow (1991) and The Woods (1995)

Subscriptions for the 2010-2011 Season are currently available starting at only $105 for a three-play series and $140 for a four-play series by calling PTC at 215-985-0420 or visiting online at PhiladelphiaTheatreCompany.org.

Founded in 1974, Philadelphia Theatre Company is a leading regional theater company whose mission today is to produce, develop and present entertaining and imaginative contemporary theater focused on the American experience that both ignites the intellect and touches the soul. By developing new work through commissions, readings and workshops-alone or in collaboration with others-PTC generates projects that have a national impact and reach broad regional audiences. Sara Garonzik has been PTC's Producing Artistic Director since 1982, and Diane Claussen became its Managing Director in 2007. Under their leadership, PTC supports the work of a growing body of diverse dramatists and takes pride in being a home to scores of nationally recognized artists who have participated in more than 130 world and Philadelphia premieres. In October 2007, PTC moved into a home of its own, the Suzanne Roberts Theatre on Center City Philadelphia's Avenue of the Arts, solidifying the Company's status as a major player on the American theater scene.

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